Governor Stitt

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt takes a bite of freshly grilled steak Wednesday in front of a PETA billboard the group purchased in response to the Governor’s vocal support of Oklahoma meat producers.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt takes a bite of freshly grilled steak Wednesday in front of a PETA billboard the group purchased in response to the Governor’s vocal support of Oklahoma meat producers.

Ribbing PETA with a ribeye

Curtis Awbrey – Editor
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Beef from Wheeler Farms Meat Market, west of Chickasha in Grady County, was used in an impromptu cookout Wednesday beneath a billboard purchased by PETA to criticize Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vocal support of Oklahoma meat producers.
FILE PHOTO BY DEBI DeSILVER - Icicles hang from a rooftop following February's winter storm in central Oklahoma

FILE PHOTO BY DEBI DeSILVER - Icicles hang from a rooftop following February's winter storm in central Oklahoma

Stitt signs 'securitization' legislation

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A pair of measures to allow extraordinary energy costs incurred by utilities during the subfreezing February winter weather to be “securitized” was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt on April 23 and went into effect immediately.
Legislative Service Bureau Photography House Speaker Charles McCall, center, speaks to members of the Oklahoma Legislature before Gov. Kevin Stitt's State of the State address Monday at the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Legislative Service Bureau Photography House Speaker Charles McCall, center, speaks to members of the Oklahoma Legislature before Gov. Kevin Stitt's State of the State address Monday at the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Reactions to Stitt speech fall along party lines

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Thursday, February 4, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Depending on who you asked, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State speech Monday was either a strong success or a cause for concern. Monday afternoon, Republicans praised the speech and said they appreciated Stitt’s acknowledgment of their work.
Legislative Service Bureau Photography Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, left, fist-bumps Gov. Kevin Stitt before the State of the State address Monday at the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Legislative Service Bureau Photography Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, left, fist-bumps Gov. Kevin Stitt before the State of the State address Monday at the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Stitt pledges to work in tandem with Legislature

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Thursday, February 4, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt called for changes in the state’s education funding formula, took steps to rebuild his relationship with members of the legislature and called for a meeting with tribal leaders to develop policy in the fallout of the U.S.
Governor Kevin Stitt

Governor Kevin Stitt

Stitt sets new rules to fight COVID

Michael Kinney
Thursday, November 19, 2020
After a second consecutive weekend of record-breaking COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kevin Stitt decided to implement new measures to contend with the outbreaks across the Sooner State. Executive orders issued Monday called for all bars and restaurants to close at 11 p.m.
Founded by Edmond lobbyist Jim Dunlap, the Oklahoma Society of Professional Advocates is about a week old and actively seeking members. “Our mission is simple,” Dunlap wrote in an email to prospective members, “to promote government affairs advocacy as a profession, support open, transparent practices at the capitol while working with the Ethics Commission and the Oklahoma Legislature to improve understanding and compliance with the laws governing lobbying...

Founded by Edmond lobbyist Jim Dunlap, the Oklahoma Society of Professional Advocates is about a week old and actively seeking members. “Our mission is simple,” Dunlap wrote in an email to prospective members, “to promote government affairs advocacy as a profession, support open, transparent practices at the capitol while working with the Ethics Commission and the Oklahoma Legislature to improve understanding and compliance with the laws governing lobbying...

Mission: Promote Government Affairs Advocacy as a Profession; Awareness

News Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma lobbyists have formed a lobby, but that lobby isn’t hiring a lobbyist.
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